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Kuwait participates in the Audi quattro Cup world finals

Winners from Kuwait will proceed directly to the world finals in South Africa
More than 90 thousand players participated worldwide

Kuwait, March 2012 – for the sixth consecutive year golfers in Kuwait participated in the largest amateur golf tournament in the world – Audi quattro Cup that qualifies winners to move on directly to the world finals in South Africa that will take place between the 23rd and 27th November 2012.

By invitation from Audi Kuwait, represented by Fouad Alghanim & Sons Automotive Company, 100 players competed on a local level in Kuwait for a chance to compete in the coveted quattro Cup finals. With a score of 40 points the team composed of Jeremy Kerslake and Brad Eiffe will represent Kuwait in the world finals.

In a highly competitive tournament, Martine Desplanques won the prize for nearest to pin for ladies, while Nick Bond won the prize for men. The longest drive was recorded by K. Nam for the ladies and Louis Suarez for the men.

The tournament took place under hazy conditions at Sahara Golf Club & Resort on a course composed of 18 holes designed by Peter Hardin and constructed according to worldwide golf standards.

On this occasion, the Kuwait finalists said, “ we are excited to meet the competitors at the world finals from more than 50 countries across the world and hope to win the title of world champions.”

Established in 1991, the Audi quattro Cup is one of the most popular tournaments in the world played according to the Stableford rules and regulations, a group of four in teams of two. In 2010, 52 Audi dealerships worldwide organized 785 tournaments in which more than 90 thousand participants, with more than 1.2 million players participating in the quattro Cup tournament worldwide over the past 20 years.